Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Calls for Time-Bound Action on State Commitments at Southern Regional Agriculture Conference

At the Southern Regional Agriculture Conference in Hyderabad, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan called for time-bound action on agricultural targets and commitments, emphasizing that the Centre, states, scientists, and farmers constitute a single team. He highlighted the progress and remaining gaps in digital agriculture initiatives such as AgriStack, Farmer ID generation, Digital Crop Survey, georeferencing, and the integration of land records with the Farmer Registry across southern states. The Minister introduced the 'Bharat Vistar' platform for mobile-based advisory services in 13 regional languages and stressed translating agricultural research from 'lab to land' through collaborative campaigns. Additionally, he announced that the upcoming Rabi Conference will be held in Delhi on September 28–29 to finalize crop planning, seed availability, and fertilizer requirements.